Analytic solution of Hubbell's model of local community dynamics

Theoretical Population Biology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-73

  McKane, Alan J ^a   Alonso, David ^b,c   Solé, Ricard V ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance distribution; Analytic solution; Community dynamics; Hubbell's neutral theory; Zero sum multinomial

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING;

EID: 0346433715     PISSN: 00405809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tpb.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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